Police arrest 11 drivers during Hawthorne sobriety checkpoint

Hawthorne police arrested 11 drivers during a sobriety checkpoint July 3 at Jack Northrop and Prairie avenues. Nine drivers were arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, one for outstanding warrants, and one for driving through the checkpoint and leading officers on a chase. Sixty-one drivers were cited for driving without a license, 23 for driving on suspended licenses, and four for not having their license on them. Police towed 49 vehicles.